At a glance
Unilab, one of the region’s leading pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations, partnered with High Insight to execute a comprehensive modernization of its enterprise reporting and analytics landscape.
The greenfield modernization initiative replaced legacy reporting systems with an advanced analytics architecture built on SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), and AWS integration services. By establishing centralized data models, automated pipelines, and seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA, Unilab modernized 100% of its legacy reports, achieved 100% data accuracy, and reduced manual reporting effort by 80%.
The challenge
Supporting large-scale pharmaceutical operations and millions of healthcare consumers requires an analytics foundation capable of delivering both operational reporting and long-term strategic insights.
As data volumes expanded, Unilab’s legacy SAP BW environment became increasingly difficult and costly to maintain. Fragmented reporting processes increased complexity, hindered timely access to business metrics, and slowed the delivery of actionable insights to executive leadership. Furthermore, the organization needed seamless integration between its core ERP (SAP S/4HANA), analytics platforms, and third-party AWS reporting services while ensuring that valuable historical data was fully preserved and accessible.
The key objectives were to:
- Modernize the legacy SAP BW reporting environment through a future-proof cloud architecture
- Connect operational SAP S/4HANA data seamlessly with SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud
- Establish hybrid integration with AWS-based reporting environments
- Seamlessly migrate and preserve critical historical reporting data sets
- Eliminate manual data consolidation routines and reduce reporting effort
- Deliver real-time reporting capabilities with 100% data accuracy
- Establish a scalable, centralized platform for advanced enterprise analytics
The High Insight Approach
High Insight brought its specialized domain expertise in SAP Planning, Reporting, and Enterprise Analytics to design and execute an end-to-end greenfield data transformation.
The project began with a comprehensive modernization assessment of the existing SAP BW landscape, identifying opportunities to streamline data models and eliminate legacy bottlenecks. High Insight designed a modern data fabric integrating SAP S/4HANA with SAP Datasphere, migrated historical data assets, modeled centralized business datasets, and configured live reporting dashboards within SAP Analytics Cloud and AWS services.
High Insight worked closely with Unilab’s business and IT teams to ensure a smooth transition, delivering high-performance analytics without disrupting day-to-day healthcare and manufacturing operations.
The Solution
The solution delivered a comprehensive, modern analytics and reporting ecosystem, including:
- SAP BW Modernization Assessment and Architecture Design
- SAP Datasphere Implementation & Semantic Modeling
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Reporting & Live Dashboards
- SAP S/4HANA Direct Integration
- AWS Integration Services & Hybrid Reporting Pipelines
- Historical Data Migration & Validation
- Centralized Reporting Datasets & Metrics Harmonization
- Real-Time Executive and Operational Analytics
Business Impact
100% Legacy Modernization
Successfully transitioned all legacy reports into a high-performance, modern cloud analytics platform.
80% Reduction in Manual Effort
Automated data aggregation and report generation, drastically minimizing manual compilation and data reconciliation tasks.
100% Data Accuracy
Unified historical and live transactional data into standardized data models, ensuring reliable, high-trust reporting across the enterprise.
Real-Time Insight Delivery
Enabled business leaders to access interactive dashboards and operational metrics in real time for faster, data-driven decisions.
Scalable Hybrid Architecture
Connected SAP Datasphere, SAC, and AWS into a single source of truth capable of scaling with future business growth and advanced analytics initiatives.
Client perspective
“Modernizing our analytics landscape has transformed the speed, quality, and accessibility of our business insights. By bringing historical and live operational data into a single, high-performance cloud environment, our teams spend significantly less time compiling reports and can focus on driving value and innovation across the business.”
